Hello BP!I just have a simple question for you all.  What was the last thing that you did, heard, read, ect that finally made you start your first deal?  I'm interested to see what was the last thing that pushed you t...

I’m interested in hearing everyone’s best piece of real estate advice they ever received.

I’ll start: “Speak softly, and carry a big portfolio!”

Hello Everyone! I am a senior in High School about to graduate and am very tempted to drop the idea of going to College and dedicate the next four years of my life to working full time and saving all of my money to pu...

http://www.newsweek.com/content/newsweek/2010/08/12/how-to-understand-american-decline.html

Current Newsweek article lists The United States as # 11 in countries worldwide. Really cool website with different categori...

There are a ton of great ideas on "How To" do whatever needs to be done here on BP, but are there things each of us can do that don't require advice? Is there a natural force that will help you become happier with yo...

This question is for those of you that do this as a living, and as a supplemental income.

What is/was your initial primary source of income? And if you've since gone into doing REI as a primary source, how secure di...

As an individual who works with a variety of investors at all different levels in the game... and sees multiple many investment opportunities a month. I started this thread to look more closely at what holds back firs...

Is anyone else bothered by the latest podcast? The story about the woman who was reluctant to sell. The interviewee kept contacting her. She asked if the price he was offering was fair, she wanted to get an appraisal,...

Hey there! I'm a 16-year-old kid, based in Los Angeles area, looking for some real estate advice! I would really appreciate if the bigger pockets community could help me out, and post a couple of tips on how to get st...